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Eco Design Initiative

admin — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:11:12 +0000

The Eco Design Initiative mobilizes global youth to improve life & opportunities by applying good design processes that enable social, environmental and economic well-being.

Here’s a glimpse into the Sustainable Design Competition, Fresh Talent Challenge and recent Showcase themed “Home is where the Heart is”.

The activities took place at City Hall Cape Town [...]

OUT THE BOX

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:47:32 +0000

Thinking outside the cardboard box, Xanita highlighted the creative possibilities of their fibre board at Design Indaba Expo and Conference.

If you ever wanted to see thinking outside the (cardboard) box, you just had to take a look at how Design Indaba 2012 supplier Xanita employed their next-generation recycled and repulpable composite fibre boards at [...]

Spheres by AUT University

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:28:52 +0000

A combination of diverse skills, talent and experience from various disciplines taught at AUT University contributed to the stage props on this year’s We Can Create stage.Michael Grobelny, Anthony Cribb and Nick Redwood designed and created a stage centre piece using our X-Board (Xanita Board), the latest in construction cardboard. Their work for We Can [...]

5th Ave New York – Living Perfume Exhibit

admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:48:26 +0000

This New York retail exhibit was developed and installed using the responsible design principles of sustainable materials and eco-friendly sourcing.

Sculptural forms made from silhouetted layers of white sustainable X-Board create natural elements — trees, stone formations, and a forest path. The exhibit is constructed of Xanita recycled post-consumer and 100% re-pulpable materials, light weight [...]

16sqm Micro-Maisonette

admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:31:47 +0000

For “Decoration and Design Expo” held in Sydney, Xanita Australia supplied 16mm unprinted X-Board to Environa Studio, a leading Sydney-based sustainable architecture practice.

A 15m² “micro-maisonette” prototype was constructed, which will later be repulped back into paper for re-use, through normal paper-recycling channels.

The two greatest challenges facing residential design are sustainability and affordability; [...]

Humidity hold-out

admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:06:41 +0000

Xanita’s in-house Research and Development laboratory conducted a series of tests to determine X-Board’s humidity hold-out capabilities.

X-Board was placed in a humidity cabinet, along with other substrates such as gypsum, MDF and chipboard. X-Board was the only substrate that showed stability in high humidity and high temperature conditions.

Legit uses X-Board for 3D retail display

admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:04:49 +0000

Edcon (Pty) Ltd, a leading clothing, footwear and textiles retailing group in South Africa, selected X-Board for an in-store visual merchandising display at Legit clothing, located in Canal Walk, Cape Town.Large, three-dimensional letters were cut from X-Board and the edges were painted white using standard water-based paint.

The lightweight word cut-outs were speedily installed [...]

Eco POS units at the Good Food and Wine Show

admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:01:56 +0000

A Cape Town-based design consultancy, Lisa Losken Design (LL Design), used X-Board to produce standees for Saldanha Tuna at this year’s Good Food and Wine Show.

Two point-of-sale standee units and a curved table were manufactured using X-Board Print.The curved table was produced by cutting multiple slits into the underside of the board liner and [...]

X-Board – POP Display Durability Test

admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:00:09 +0000

Spur Restaurant Chain

Spur Steak Restaurants – bottled sauce stand made from X-Board, photographed in-store after four years.

There is no notable deterioration or visible signs of wear and tear, proving that X-Board can last indefinitely in recommended indoor conditions.

Head on Design creates Eco Sculptures

admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:58:22 +0000

Head On Design’s X-Board sculptures: An ironic twist on the hunting trophies us as South Africans love, or loathe. From her studio in Cape Town, Joanna Orr of Head On Design has explored this concept by creating wall-mounted African animal sculptures, all of which exude an Afro-chic elegance. The pieces are made almost entirely [...]